Misinformation + COVID 2019

A video is doing the rounds in already flooded WhatsApp groups. It is being claimed that the lady shown in the video is the wife of Canada’s PM Justin Trudeau . In the viral video, a lady can be seen describing her improved condition because of medication and also warns to not take chances.

recording of a conversation where one claims to be a friend of WHO’s India Director’s brother- Saurabh, who gave him information that India will go into a complete lockdown mode from next week from 15th April to 15th June 2020.

A WhatsApp forward is doing the rounds which claims that Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for a 14-hour long ‘Janta Curfew’ on 22 March from 7 am to 9 pm because the lifespan of the coronavirus at one place is only 12 hours and if we all follow the Janta Curfew religiously then the chain will be broken

Version(1)USA finally admitted that coronavirus is USA flu.Version(2)CDC was caught on the spot. When did patient zero begin in US? How many people are infected? What are the names of the hospitals? It might be US army who brought the epidemic to Wuhan. Be transparent! Make public your data! US owe us an explanation! tweet by China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian.

Version(1)Watch how American spread coronavirus during 7th CISM Military World Game in Wuhan! (the video showed a foreigner applied saliva with gingers in the handle on Metro) Version(2) A foreigner applied saliva with fingers in the handle of Taipei's metro.

Chinese intelligence officer terms the Novel Coronavirus as a biological weapon invented by China. The viral post also claims that the damage caused by the pandemic is being normalized by the Chinese officials. The website which has published the alleged testimony of the said Chinese intelligence officer has published the report with the headline, “CORONA UNMASKED: Chinese Intelligence Officer Reveals True Magnitude of China’s Fake “Coronavirus” Crisis – 包含中文字符版本”.

To identify if we are infected with the coronavirus, it is possible to self-examine every morning: Inhale deeply and hold your breath for more than 10 seconds. If you can do it without coughing, without discomfort, poor ventilation indicates that there is no fibrosis in the lungs, basically indicating that there is no infection. ”

A picture showing policemen spraying tear gas on nurses and a text criticizing Macron's treatment towards health employees. The picture is said to have been taken "yesterday", ie during the massive demonstrations in favor of the public health services, that took place in France, from March 2019.